iCAN 2017 Show Report September 4, 2017

<January 1 – July 15> <August 26>

<January 1st ~ July 15th, 2017>

iCAN 2017 “The Preliminaries” – was launched on January 1st of this year as an open-base, first

round series of the 2nd annual iCAN taking place online for all inventors to submit their contest

forms within a 6-month period of time, expressing their ideas through documentations. The long-

term application period was provided to potential applicants in order to provide them with ample

time to fully prepare their invention/innovation applications, relative paper works and supporting

documents, reports, visuals, and references as much as possible to maximize their documented

presentations. As a result, it proved to be a very efficient way for inventors to express their ideas

in versatile ways not only as applicants from various industries, but it also served as a useful

practice generally for inventors living in this digital, data technology era. With 1-month extension

of the application deadline, applicants were able to secure their time to register invention entries

throughout winter and spring. The quality of their idea presentation was a vital factor in iCAN and

more so for the Preliminary Evaluation criteria.

Application Form Submission – was proceeded via email submission having application form

as the mandatory requirement for completion while other additional files as attachments were

accepted in which all applicants enriched to provide extra information and appeal factors for their

entries; written explanations along with references such as visual data, reports, links to video

uploads and other external presentation sources were delivered in many creative ways.

Selection Process – preliminary contestants’ qualification for the Finalists selection was based on

“absolute evaluation” structure. The organizing committee reviewed a total of 377 invention

applications throughout the iCAN Preliminaries period and qualified 250 Finalists (Refer to the

last section of the report for full statistics of the event).

Initial Disqualification – Applications which did not meet the competition requirements or failed

to abide by the competition rules and regulations were withdrawn from the entire roster.

Applications with insufficient data and information as well as inventions of unacceptable

contents/themes; hazardous components and/or negative effects to social, environmental and/or

political wealth were disqualified from the Preliminaries. Applicants who lost contact with the

organizing committee and failed to communicate on time in the course of the Preliminaries to meet

any or all of Finalists’ confirmation/pending requirements were automatically eliminated from the

roster for a holding a long-term incomplete status for their application(s).

The selected Finalists were then divided into final two groups based on their decisions upon

continuing as one of the following contest methods: 1) Long-Distance Finalists; complete their

iCAN run at the end of the Preliminaries, 2) In-Person Finalists; continue their iCAN run

proceeding onto the Final Round Exhibition in Toronto, Canada.

iCAN 2017 “The Finals” | August 26th, 2017 International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada, iCAN

2017 “The Finals” function took place on August 26th for a full

day at North York Memorial Community Hall in uptown Toronto.

Aside from participants from Canada, Finalists from 15 countries

were in attendance during the Finals: the United States, Malaysia,

Egypt, Chile, China, the Philippines, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Hong

Kong, Qatar, Poland, Kenya, Angola, and Saudi Arabia.

The Finals consisted of 3 major events: the Finalists’ Exhibition and Judging, International

Seminars, and the iCAN 2017 Award Ceremony. The exhibition allowed participants to vastly

share diverse ideas with one another, allowing numerous opportunities for the participants to

expand their own network amongst both local Canadian inventors and international inventors

from overseas. Meanwhile, the Finals evaluation criteria for the Top Award Category

Selections placed its main focus on physical presence of the inventor(s) and invention(s) as

well as the exhibitors’ vocal presentation skills on describing their innovation and key ideas.

Projects were showcased in various forms: actual inventions, prototypes, product samples, PPT

for demonstrations along with invention posters. Furthermore, some long-distance Finalists

who couldn’t travel to Canada also enriched to send their posters prior to the event and their

posters were printed and displayed at the exhibition as well. A total of 121 inventions were

exhibited in two major showrooms: the Burgundy Room and the Gold Room at North York

Memorial Community Hall. Last year numbers: 76 projects exhibited

The Jury at iCAN 2017 Finals

In the course of the Preliminaries, the organizing committee sought out for jury candidates

from around the world and assembled a panel of judges from both local and international

sectors; high-profile professionals in the field of innovative research, IP and branding experts,

experienced professors in applied sciences, tradeshows & inventor organization delegates from

North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia united and formed a strong jury board to

maximize the competition’s knowledge base upon evaluating Finalists’ exhibits.

As Co-Chairman of the Jury:

Mr. Bob Huybrechts / President of the Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc. – Toronto, Canada)

Mr. Howard A. Lim / Co-Chairman of the Jury INPEX – Pittsburgh, USA)

As Jury Members:

Mr. Mike McFarthing / Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc. – Toronto, Canada

Mr. Masoud Shafaghi / International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) – World Org.

Mr. Babak Khodaparast / President of the First Institute of Canadian Inventors (FICI) – Canada

Mr. Amedeo Pozzebon / Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc. – Toronto, Canada

Dr. Ayhan S. Dadashzadeh / Turkish Inventors and Inventions Association (TUMMIAD)

Dr. Adam Rylski / Lodz University of Technology – Poland

Mr. Majid El Bouazzaoui / OFEED – Morocco

Mr. Jerzy Maduzia / Director of John III Sobieski Secondary School, Jastrzebie-Zdroj – Poland

Dr. Nidham Jamalludeen / University of Basrah – Iraq

Dr. Ihsan Edan Alsaimary / University of Basrah – Iraq

Dr. Mohammadreza Meymanat / Zanjan University of Medical Science – Iran

Dr. Najia Al-Zanbagi / Highly Innovative Unique Foundation – Saudi Arabia

Dr. Wagdy Risk Ghali Rizk / Egyptian International Publishing Co. – Egypt

Dr. Victoria Ramzy Habib Attia / Academy of Scientific Research & Technology – Egypt

Prof. Phan Quoc Nguyen / Representative Delegation from Hanoi, Vietnam

The jury evaluated inventions based on the following aspects for the selection of Top Awards: 1) overall presentation, 2) key

innovation, 3) marketability, and 4) current milestones.

International Seminar

iCAN 2017 “The Finals” offered not only the exhibition platform, but also the annual

international seminar, and this year we had 4 speakers come in and perform their professional

talks on stage for the attendees.

The first and the main speaker, Mr. Howard A.

Lim (HOW Creative) spoke on the topic of “How

to Transform Your Invention into a World-

Class Brand”.

Main Speaker: Mr. Howard A. Lim

Duration of Speech: 60 minutes

The 2nd talk was performed by the special guest

speaker Ms. Margot Sandy (In the Now, LLC) on

“If You Build It, LIFE Will Come: The New

Product Development Process”.

Special Guest Speaker: Ms. Margot Sandy

Duration of Speech: 30 minutes

Mr. Bob Huybrechts (Inventors Circle) offered

the speech topic of “Where would we be without

Inventors?!” as the third featured speaker.

Featured Speaker: Mr. Bob Huybrechts

Duration of Speech: 15 minutes

To conclude, Mr. Mike McFarthing (Inventors

Circle) brought to the table with the closing speech,

yet a very significant topic for the participants:

“Global Collaboration: The Benefits and

Challenges of Global Partnering”

Featured Speaker: Mr. Mike McFarthing

Duration of Speech: 15 minutes

The international seminar was a colourful combination of different topics which were all

essential topics for inventors, providing various updates in the innovation world. The

conference included Q&A sessions for the audience to respond and share more ideas and

upbringings of inventors from different countries and everyone being involved collectively

shared and discussed many realistic points, facts, references, and food-for-thoughts. The

seminar program is considered as one of the most important aspects of iCAN event and it is

meant to provide new knowledge, different information, current events happening around the

inventors’ world, learning platform for students and junior inventors for exercising creative

ideas and to allow independent inventors to hone their skills for business development.

iCAN 2017 Award Ceremony

The award ceremony was conducted starting with the presentation of the gold and silver award

winners of the Preliminaries onto the announcement of Top Award Winners selected on-site

during the Final Round Exhibition. The selection process for the Top Awards is solely based

on the exhibitors’ presentation during the Finalists’ Exhibition.

iCAN 2017 FINALS RESULT

THE GRAND PRIZE Country: IRAN Inventor(s): Arman Yousefian, Shahriar Tavousitafreshi, GholamrezaYousefian,

and Masoud Shafaghi

Invention: The nano filter installed on the bottle of mineral water orifice and

physical filtration

THE SEMI-GRAND PRIZE Country: USA

Inventor(s): Jungshen Lieh, Kuen-Ming Shu, and Wen-Yuh Jywe

Invention: Dual-Ratchet Transmission for Mobile Devices and Power Generation

BEST FEMALE INVENTOR Country: CANADA

Inventor(s): Despina Filippidis

Invention: The anti-ultra-violet Sombrero

BEST YOUTH INVENTOR Country: MALAYSIA

Inventor(s): Ajendra Rajamanickam

Invention: MOS-EX

BEST INVENTION OF ASIA Country: CHINA

Inventor(s): Lin, Facheng

Invention: Tracking Horns Camera

BEST INVENTION OF EUROPE Country: POLAND

Inventor(s): Katarzyna Rusek, Maciej Rys, Szymon Skarzynski, Przemyslaw Bujna, and

Dawid Jasiczek. Tutors: Barbara Halska and Jerzy Maduzia

Invention: SAFE RAIL SYSTEM (SRS)

BEST INVENTION OF NORTH AMERICA Country: USA

Inventor: Rebecca Klemm

Invention: Number Linx Puzzle and Game System

BEST INVENTION OF CANADA Inventor: Ray Tang

Invention: Permanent Eyelid Crease Restoring Tape

BEST INVENTION OF EGYPT Inventor: Nader Khalil Ghattas

Invention: Mobile Unit for Concentrated Solar Desalination

BEST INVENTION OF IRAQ Inventor: Prof. Dr. Ihsan Edan Abdulkareem Alsaimary

Invention: Recovery, extraction and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus

superantigens (Staphylogen) as a cause and vaccine for Atopic

Dermatitis / Eczema Syndrome in Human

BEST INVENTION OF IRAN Inventor(s): Melika Mohammadsalehi

Invention: Intelligent Eyeglasses

BEST INVENTION OF MOROCCO Inventor(s): H. Griguer, Manos M. Tentzris, A. Nauroze, and M. Drissi

Invention: Electromagnetic Field Metamaterial Absorber (EFMA)

BEST INVENTION OF THE PHILIPPINES Inventor: Andrea Jamille C. Tubigan, Ronald D. Bautista, Arlene R. Cereno,

Alexander G. Acopio, and Aquilino Valentino A. Tubigan

Invention: shUSB

BEST INVENTION OF POLAND Inventor: Sławomir Błaż, Małgorzata Uliasz, Grzegorz Zima, Witold Leński, and

Grzegorz Szubra

Invention: Invert Drilling Fluid

BEST INVENTION OF MALAYSIA Inventor: Dr. Chew Heng Hai and Dr. Yu Chye Wah

Invention: Bowel Aid: Solution for Mesh Surgery Complication

World Invention Intellectual Property Associations (WIIPA) Special Award

Dennis C. Alvarez (USA)

- IC Green Oil Enhancer

Piotr Bujna, Jakub Kaj, Agata Wajda, Krzysztof Olszok, Szymon Wojakowski,

Damian Osiak. Tutors: Marcin Lasak, Krzysztof Smyczek (POLAND)

- ISEPT – Innovative System for Education and Phobias Treatment

Rebecca Klemm (USA)

- Number Linx Puzzle and Game System

Turkish Inventors and Inventions Association (TUMMIAD) Special Award

Prof. Dr. Najia Abdulkhalig Al-Zanbagi (SAUDI ARABIA)

- ZNgagi, A combination for getting rid from head lice

NU INNOVATIONS INC. (CANADA)

- New compound formula without silicate zirconium for ceramic industry

Do Ka Yui and Tong Ka Yan (HONG KONG)

- Veinian

Ray Tang (CANADA)

- Permanent Eyelid Crease Restoring Tape

Association of Thai Invention and Innovation Promotion (ATIP) Special Award

Scott Petrie (CANADA)

- TecDeck – Laptop computer and tablet stands

Ray Tang (CANADA)

- Permanent Eyelid Crease Restoring Tape

Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association (INNOPA) Special Award

Behrouz Rahimi (CANADA)

- Global Water Watcher

Lamine Lagsaiar and Ahmed Mouhsen (MOROCCO)

- Smart Head System

Mohammadreza Meymanat, Hojatollah Vali, Angineh Parsadanians, Kian Zobeiry,

and Pedram Aghamirkarimi (CANADA)

- A method for targeted visualization, controllable debilitation, damage and

destroy biologic Targets

Jungshen Lieh, Kuen-Ming Shu, Wen-Yuh Jywe (USA)

- Dual-Ratchet Transmission For Mobile Devices and Power Generation

Mohammadreza Nouredanesh (CANADA)

- Smart Oxygen Device

The First Institute of Inventors and Researchers in Iran (FIRI) Special Award

H. Griguer, Manos M. Tentzris, A. Nauroze, and M. Drissi

- Electromagnetic Field Metamaterial Absorber (EFMA)

International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) Special Award

Katarzyna Rusek, Maciej Rys, Szymon Skarzynski, Przemyslaw Bujna, and Dawid

Jasiczek. Tutors: Barbara Halska, Jerzy Maduzia (POLAND)

- SAFE RAIL SYSTEM (SRS)

Highly Innovative Unique Foundation (HIUF) Saudi Arabia – Special Award

Ajendra Rajamanickam (MALAYSIA)

- MOS-EX

Moonsuk Chang (TISIAS – CANADA)

- Special Achievement Award of iCAN 2017

John III Sobieski Secondary School (Poland) Special Award

Ajendra Rajamanickam (MALAYSIA)

- MOS-EX

Jungshen Lieh, Kuen-Ming Shu, Wen-Yuh Jywe (USA)

- Dual-Ratchet Transmission For Mobile Devices and Power Generation

Syzmon Wojakowski, Piotr Miroslaw, Krzysztof Olszok, and Franciszek Jaskulski.

Tutors: Ewa Maduzia and Lidia Gajdzik (POLAND)

- CubeR – Rehab Cube supporting rheumatoid diseases

Wojciech Krasodomski, Wojciech Mazela, Leszek Ziemiański, Grażyna Żak, and

Michał Pajda (POLAND)

- A process of waste sulfuric acid purification

Prof. Dr. Najia Abdulkhalig Al-Zanbagi (SAUDI ARABIA)

- ZneCOLi (cream for skin itching)

Assoc. Prof. Wai-kit Ming, Jiayi Shen, Xiaoling Wang, Jiebin Chen, Minggang Sui,

Zherui Liu, and Sum-yi Wong (CHINA)

- Care-2-you (安心孕)

Do Ka Yui and Tong Ka Yan (HONG KONG)

- Figano

Lamine Lagsaiar and Ahmed Mouhsen (MOROCCO)

- Smart connected Power switch

Lin Facheng (CHINA)

- Emergency Urial in Car

Carlos Rodrigo Ruz Campos (CHILE)

- Elliptical Urban Bicycle

Luis M. Duarte (CANADA)

- ROCKIT SINGLE FOOT SKATE

Amedeo Pozzebon (CANADA)

- 3 Plumbing Innovations

Seyed Masoud Nikdel, nik gas CO. LTD (IRAN)

- Smart Production and Distribution of Odorless and Normal Liquefied Gas

(Liquefied Petroleum Gas “LPG”) Equipped with Smart Loading System

Amirreza Allahgholipour Komleh (IRAN)

- System of removing surplus iron and manganese from drinking water based

on aeration method and using rice husk

Mahta Amirbeygi and Ghazaleh Mirzaei (IRAN)

- Intelligent Window

Behrouz Rahimi (CANADA)

- Safe Queen Bee

Mohammadreza Nouredanesh (CANADA)

- Smart Oxygen Device

Dr. H. Griguer, M. Benlazaar, Y. Aiboud, M. El Missaoui, and M. Rhouni

(MOROCCO)

- Senstenna

Prof. Dr. Ihsan Edan Abdulkareem Alsaimary (IRAQ)

- A NEW international Techniques for treating hydatid disease

Yau Yuen Yeung (HONG KONG)

- Low-cost mobile logger for effective learning and teaching of science and

environmental studies

M. Salim Ferwati, Arezou Shafaghat, and Ali Keyvanfar (QATAR)

- ZERO-ENERGY COOLING PANEL

Dexter A. Lopez, Jemimah M. Dizon, Emerson John L. Ramos, and Lani M. Suyom

(Research Advisor) – (PHILIPPINES)

- Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria from the Nectar of Ixora sp.

Sara Saad Saad Sadek (EGYPT)

- W.S.T. POWER PLANT

Muhammad Iftikhar, Indang Ariati Ariffin, Siamak Sarrafan, Laith N Al-Saigh, Shariq Baber

- PokeMed Educational Tool (PET)

Award Ceremony Photo Gallery * See full album of iCAN 2017 at www.tisias.org

GENERAL STATISTICS

ACCUMULATION CATEGORY # Total Number of Applications Received (non-filtered; January – July) 415

Total Number of Preliminaries Contestants (disqualifiers filtered out) 377

Total Number of Finalists Selected (confirmed/fulfilled Contestants) 250

Total Number of Participating Countries (overall competition) 35

Total Number of Participating Countries (at exhibition) 16

Total Number of Inventions Exhibited (at the Finals) 121

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5%2%

31%

Participation % by Country (Top 10)

Malaysia (11.3%) Philippines (10.9%) Egypt (10.2%)

Thailand (5.8%) Turkey (9.0%) Canada (6.3%)

Iran (5.9%) Korea (5.5%) Iraq (4.7%)

Morocco (2.0%) Rest of the World (31.1%)

“THANK YOU AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!”